Football 18/19

[The Nal]

10 minutes ago, Dan R said:

If he does go before Christmas, who's likely to replace him? The only name I've really heard is Zidane.

Can't think of anyone else. Zidane is the only one yeah. Speaks English, plays attacking football, not a drama whore.

[Dan R]

4 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Can't think of anyone else. Zidane is the only one yeah. Speaks English, plays attacking football, not a drama whore.

He's a good man-manager but he's never had to build a team. Surely it's time they started trying to build a strong team for the future?  

[zahidf]

 

[Wooderson]

Utd should bin off the c**t. Never suited to them. The longer they persist the less respect I give them.

[zahidf]

3 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Utd should bin off the c**t. Never suited to them. The longer they persist the less respect I give them.

Pogba or Jose?

[DareToDibble]

I honestly hope that Mourinho stays for years. Unfortunately that'll never happen. He'll be gone by Christmas and will fire out the usual lines of the fact he won trophies.

Whilst the trophies line is true he fails to mention that due to his short sightedness, he leaves the team in disarray.

[jyoung]

Chelsea fans sat back watching the whole affair, trying not to say we told you so.

[Wooderson]

43 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Pogba or Jose?

Maureen. Pogba is an asset to the division.

[thetime]

53 minutes ago, jyoung said:

Chelsea fans sat back watching the whole affair, trying not to say we told you so.

You didn’t have to be a Chelsea to have known that. 

[TommyS]

2 hours ago, zahidf said:

Pogba or Jose?

both

[jyoung]

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/liverpool-vs-chelsea-birth-very-modern-rivalry

Nice little read before the game

[zahidf]

3 hours ago, The Nal said:

Can't think of anyone else. Zidane is the only one yeah. Speaks English, plays attacking football, not a drama whore.

Wenger innit.

Will play good attacking football, is good with French players. And imagine Jose's reaction to being replaced by Wenger...

[eFestivals]

37 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Wenger innit.

Will play good attacking football, is good with French players. And imagine Jose's reaction to being replaced by Wenger...

that'd be priceless.  

More amusing than Moaniho's face would be the faces of Utd fans.

[kaosmark2]

1 hour ago, jyoung said:

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/liverpool-vs-chelsea-birth-very-modern-rivalry

Nice little read before the game

The main point about the rivalry though is that it spawned because Chelsea didn't have one. 

[jyoung]

9 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

The main point about the rivalry though is that it spawned because Chelsea didn't have one. 

Heard this before and think it's a bit too easy to go down the avenue of Chelsea having no history blah blah blah it meaning more to Chelsea because they had no rival prior to their success etc but  I disagree. Just bcos Chelsea's rivalry with say Spurs or Arsenal, hasn't been as big as Liverpool vs United in the past, doesn't mean they didn't have one. It spawned bcos they played each other a bunch of times over a short period in knock out competitions and the games were usually fairly evenly matched. Simple as that.

[kaosmark2]

35 minutes ago, jyoung said:

Heard this before and think it's a bit too easy to go down the avenue of Chelsea having no history blah blah blah it meaning more to Chelsea because they had no rival prior to their success etc but  I disagree. Just bcos Chelsea's rivalry with say Spurs or Arsenal, hasn't been as big as Liverpool vs United in the past, doesn't mean they didn't have one. It spawned bcos they played each other a bunch of times over a short period in knock out competitions and the games were usually fairly evenly matched. Simple as that.

It happens to loads of the clubs though. It's not even just a no history argument. Leeds say Man U are their biggest rivals, Man U wouldn't put Leeds in their top 3 rivalries. Middlesborough hate Newcastle most, Newcastle would begrudge Sunderland, Man U and Forest victories more than them.

Liverpool have had a number of rivalries that have been more intense than the Chelsea one, whereas Chelsea haven't, so Chelsea fans think more of that rivalry.

[Wooderson]

Chelsea like to think they’re rivals of LFC. They’re not. It’s a bit sad.

[thetime]

3 hours ago, kaosmark2 said:

It happens to loads of the clubs though. It's not even just a no history argument. Leeds say Man U are their biggest rivals, Man U wouldn't put Leeds in their top 3 rivalries

Oh they would, they certainly would. You ask utd fans who have followed them for many years the top 3 rivalries are Liverpool number one followed by Leeds. 

[kaosmark2]

39 minutes ago, thetime said:

Oh they would, they certainly would. You ask utd fans who have followed them for many years the top 3 rivalries are Liverpool number one followed by Leeds. 

Really? I always thought the other northwest teams took priority.

[ThomThomDrum]

Hazard! Woof! 

[jyoung]

3 hours ago, Wooderson said:

Chelsea like to think they’re rivals of LFC. They’re not. It’s a bit sad.

Haha. The fans in the stadium didn't seem to think so?

Edited September 26, 2018 by jyoung

[zahidf]

Real Madrid lost 3-0 to Seville. And barcelona lost 2-1 to bottom of the table legantes!

[rock the clock]

Sarri must feel blessed to have Hazard in that squad, he's really done wonders for them already this season. İt's clear the transition period would've been a lot more shaky without him. 

Suspect Liverpool won't be unhappy either, less games so they can concentrate on EPL/CL, they also had enough chances to put the game to bed.

Saturday should be fun, most enticing matchup of the season so far. 

[thetime]

1 hour ago, rock the clock said:

 

Suspect Liverpool won't be unhappy either, less games so they can concentrate on EPL/CL, they also had enough chances to put the game to bed.

They should be unhappy. 

[ThomThomDrum]

4 hours ago, rock the clock said:

they also had enough chances to put the game to bed.

 

This is the part they will be most unhappy about as so far this season they have got away with this “problem” until now. They need to be more clinical if they are going to be a serious serious threat to the trophies and so far even though they have won their 7 previous  they have left a lot on the pitch in way of scuppered chances